Portal:Anonymous texts, The Trial of Louis XVI. Late King of France… (1793)
“ The whole train moved along the Boulevards to the place of execution, where Louis arrived at ten minutes after ten o'clock. He undressed himself, mounted the scaffold with firmness and courage, and shewed an inclination to harangue the people, but the executioner of criminal justice, by the order of General Santerre, and by sound of drum, gave him notice that he was only to receive his sentence. ”
